8 Easy Ways to Maximise Candidate Hiring Success in the Construction Industry

8 Easy Ways to Maximise Candidate Hiring Success in the Construction Industry

No one who has the responsibility for interviewing and recruiting construction staff likes to get the run-around from job applicants that turn out to be timewasters.  In boom times, and in boom l

Relocating to Hong Kong: A Personal View

Relocating to Hong Kong: A Personal View

This October, I left Australia and moved to Hong Kong to join the Maxim team as a construction recruitment consultant.  For me, the transition to life and work in Hong Kong was smooth partly beca

6 Reasons Why Accepting the Offer of A Pay Cut Could Actually Be a Good Career Move

6 Reasons Why Accepting the Offer of A Pay Cut Could Actually Be a Good Career Move

If you’re a construction professional that has ever changed job, there’s a good chance that you may have taken or at least been offered a pay cut at some point – how seriously did yo

“Selamat Dating !” Get Your Career Back On Track With Rail in Malaysia!

“Selamat Dating !” Get Your Career Back On Track With Rail in Malaysia!

“Selamat Dating !”  Get Your Career Back On Track With Rail in Malaysia!Regular readers of the Maxim Recruitment newsletter and blog will know all about the fantastic career opportuni

Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan for 2030

Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan for 2030

Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan for 2030The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) opened in 1998 and in its first year handled over 28 million passengers, around 1.6 million tonnes of car

How High is Tax in Reality for Construction Locals & Expats in Hong Kong?

How High is Tax in Reality for Construction Locals & Expats in Hong Kong?

How High is Tax in Reality for Construction Locals & Expats in Hong Kong?(& Is it Everything That Needs to be Considered?!)In recent months a number of expats in particular have been bemoaning

Is it Worth Putting Time Into Preparing Your Construction Industry CV?

Is it Worth Putting Time Into Preparing Your Construction Industry CV?

In my job as a recruitment consultant, I must read around 500 CV’s per week and it is apparent to me that some people are not doing themselves justice when it comes to writing their CV which is potentially wasting access to the job opportunities that are out there.

The Boom in Construction Jobs in Hong Kong

The Boom in Construction Jobs in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong construction boom is happening all over again!! With an earmarked annual spend on infrastructure of £4Billion a year for the next 8 years, Hong Kong is investing solidly in its future and it’s a civil engineer’s dream come true! From where I sit in our offices in Central, HK, there are massive opportunities for quantity surveyors and an abundance of engineering jobs in Hong Kong today.

Find the Right Construction Job Overseas

Find the Right Construction Job Overseas

So you’re looking for a construction job overseas! The question then becomes, ‘How do I go about finding the right job for me?’

The Taxation of Australian Construction Expats

The Taxation of Australian Construction Expats

In the 2009 Federal Budget the Australian Government announced a significant change to the tax treatment of income earned by Australian resident individuals who are working overseas in a variety of occupation including the building & civil engineering construction industry, effective from the 2009/10 tax year.

Abandoning Your Construction Job in Libya, Egypt or Tunisia & the Possible UK Tax Implications

Abandoning Your Construction Job in Libya, Egypt or Tunisia & the Possible UK Tax Implications

Advice offered to construction expats who have left Egypt, Libya & Tunisia by Martin Rimmer at tax & financial advisors "The Fry Group":In the last few days HM Revenue & Customs has confir

Hong Kong Announces a 2011/12 Budget for Growth

Hong Kong Announces a 2011/12 Budget for Growth

For those with an interest in the growth of the construction industry in Hong Kong, and the engineering and construction jobs and business this will bring, the speech gave further grounds for optimism for the immediate future as well as for the years to come